Safety device for looms.



E. & R. POEHNERT.

SAFETY DEVICE POR LOOMS.

APPLIQATIQN FILED JULY 1s, 1912.

1,056,362. Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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SAFETY DEVICE POR LOOMS.

APPLIGATION FILED J ULY18. 1912.

1,056,362. Patented Mar.18,1913.

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SAFETY DEVICE FOR LOOMS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 18, 1912. 1,056,362. Patented Mar.18,1913.

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coLuMBlA PLAN EDWARD POEHNERT AND RICHARD POEHNERT, OF ROCKVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

SAFETY DEVICE FOB- LOOMS.

Specication of Letters Fatent.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Application nled July 18, 1912. Serial No. 710.316.

To c?? I207mm t may concern:

Be itknown that we, Fowann Pontixnn'r and Fior-IARD Ponrrnnnr, citizens ot' the United States, residing at Rockville, in the county ot Tolland and State ot Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful 1mprovements in Safety Devices ior Looms; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to weaving, and more especially to loose reed mechanism; and the object of the same is to produce a device for use on looms whereby the warp shall be protected from becoming smashed or broken when the shuttle stops on its way through the shed from any cause.

Further objects are to provide tor stopping the loom when the shuttle becomes caught or stops in the shed, to avoid iilling cuts by loose reeds, to obviate reed marks in the cloth woven, and to provide means whereby the reeds may be conveniently detached from the hand rail.

These and other objects are carried out by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an end elevation partly in section, with the lay open; and Fig. Q is a similar view with the lay closed; Fig. 3 is a similar view with the lay almost closed, the parts being in position to indicate what oc 'f curs when the reed is swung to the rear;

Fig. e is a plan view (omitting the hand rail) with the parts standing as seen in Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the hand rail intact: Fig. 6 is a perspective detail of the reed shaft; Fig. T is a perspective detail of one ot the push bars, and Fig. 8 a similar view of one of the levers for raising said push bar; Fig. 9 is a perspective detail or' one of the tracks.

In the drawings attached, the letter B designates the breast beam beneath which is pivoted a knock-ottl lever K connected with the mechanism for shifting the driving belt from the tast to the loose pulley in a manner not necessary to illustrate, H is the hand rail and L the lay immediately below it, the shuttle S moving over the lay in the usual manner, and R is the reed whose upper end is connected with the hand rail by improved means forming part of this invention and whose lower end is connected with the lay by a mutilated shaft pivo-ted therein and which is locked in one position or treed so that it may turn to another position by improved mechanisnL also forming part of this invention. @ther details of the loom construction need not be illustrated or described.

The hand rail is provided in its lower corner with a notch 1 which is normally almost closed by a latch consisting of a wooden strip hinged at 3 to the rail H and held in the notch by a button et or permitted to turn outward when the button is turned aside; and across the bottom of this strip 2 is secured a metallic strip 5 projecting beyond the latch 2 and a little farther across the notch 1 so as to hold the upper bar 6 of the reed R within said notch. lf now the lower bar 'T thereof is disconnected from the lay L, the entire reed R can be removed by turning the button 1 aside and swinging the latch 2 on its hinge 3 so as to release the upper bar 6 ot' the reed and lift the entire reed out of position.

The lay L is provided with a longitudinal cavity 10 open at the top, and in one wall of the cavity is a longitudinal groove 11, while a series of upright holes 12 pass upward through the lay into the bottom of the cavity and at points in said lay openings 13 are provided for a purpose to appear below. TWithin said cavity stands the body of a reed shaft 14 which is cylindrical for about threequarters of the way around and mutilated to the extent that one quarter thereof is out away as shown at 15, and by preference the extremities of this shaft have trunnions 16 mounted in suitable bearings on the lay. The disposition of parts is such that when the reed R is in active position, its lower bar 'T rests within the groove 11 and stands within t-he mutilation 15 of the shaftl 14, and the latter is turned so that holes 16 formed in its body register with those numbered 12 in the lay and receive the tips of latch bolts 17 which have grooved heads 18 at their lower ends traveling in slotted tracks 19 carried by brackets 2O mounted on the beam B as shown. At a proper point each track has a cam 21 so that, as the head 18 ot the bolt passes along the track, it rides up this cam and its tip is projected into the alined holes 12 and 16 to lock the reed shaft in active position. When it is desired to disengage the reed, the bolts 17 can be manuall v depressed so as to unlateh the shaft, atler uhieh the loiver har Y of the reeel may lie pushed to the .rear as shoivn in Fig. 23 aiul the upper har (i fliseonneetetl troni the haiul rail in a manner above tleserilgietl.

in the action ot a looin oit this Character it sometimes oeeurs that the shuttle becomes sluel; in the shed, at the Center or any where vvhere there is eloth. and it the inahe proviilefl `with our invention the ot the lateh liolts 1T ivill not have travelerl up the rains "2l at this linie and therefore the reetl slritt; is not loelietl againstrotzuion. rthe shuttle is therefore pressed haeli iartl asainst the reeel, and the lower har '1' there@ turns the reeil shaft troni the position shown in Fig. l to that shoivn in 25. so that the entire reetl swings outvvarel anil no smashing; ot` the shuttle and other parts oeeurs at this tin'le, [litter the .shuttle has passetl aeross the lai'.y however, l ol" the lateh holt '1T rides up the the heart i, rain :ll unil the loiver har l ot the i'eetl is liu-hell in place lierause the reecl shaft lit eaunot thereafter rotate during this impulse et' the looin. lut it the shuttle has become stuel; it is (lue to faulty construction ot the inaehine or the eloth being niaele, uncler rimer ot vvhieh conditions it is tlesiralile to stop the niaenine atl onee antl correct the error; antl vve therefore provifle the followin; inerlmnisin Ylor actuating the knock-ott lever l( when the reetl shatt turnetl as has `inst heen (leserilleel: llivotell in an ear depentlingg 'troni the la)V is a lever 2t? -Whose inner enll lies norinall)Y on a hook or support 2T. ivhile its outer enil has a finger 28 ii'hieh stanels unfler a push rofl 2t) which is hinged as at Il() to the shaft 1.4: and inoves 40 through a 2ejuitle I'Sl removably heltl as by sereivs P52 ivithin the opening 12E above clesrrilieil. lt lolloivs that ivhen the reeel shaft. turns as set itorth, the hinge point 130 travels lownu'arel anll the push roll 2S) is projected through the guille 3l so that its loiver eX- tremiti' hears (loivnivartl on the linger at the outer eiul ot the lever Q6 ainl the inner enel thereol 's raiseil otl the supporting hook QT, i cross roll o-r sha'tt 23S is inountefl i1 ears 53 on the lav. antl looselv mounted on saitl shaft are push hars 3l whose tips ivhen raisell are aclaptetl to engage the knock-@tts l. hat when not raiseel the liars rest on the tips ot the levers 2G: and .rith this eonstruetion. when the reed is swung' to the rear ancl the i'eeil sha'lit ll turned, the (lo vnivarelly preieetinpI push liars QE) ivill roeh the levers 2u antl the tips ot lthe latter Will raise 'the tips ot the push hars ill so as to aetuate the lnieeleolls antl slop the machine. lle preteralilv also einplojv means for keeping the push hars ill elevatetl at this time, consistin.;v ot' pins 235 rising' troni thein antl atlapt eil lo engage hooks 'lt earrietl by the lav li and whose hills re heveletl so that the pins ivill pass the hevels and drop into the hooks as the push hars rise. il. spring il( eoileil s on the sha tt 3e hetvveen a eollar 3) thereon lin nilse. the tip ot the push liar flivoultl -u..l,.=,li,`[r .tv a Hivui sin .u Laie u, uio( l on. .nu aou t com tinue to ilo so even though the niaehine were inovell h5' hantl h v the ivorliinan as he repairell the mistake. lt is neeessa "v tor the ivorlcnian to positivelyY tlisengage the pins aiul hooks lie'tore the push hars ean he tlroppenl. :intl this (letail ot' eonstruetion lherelore a l'l'lortls a safeguard against re ne\\'e l or rontiniuuis aeeiilent. .litter the mistake or ilainage has been eorreetefl, the push liars are (lroppetl. the reeel sivunp; haelt to the position shoivn in Vlilies. l and 2, the reeil sha'lit ll turnetl h v hancl or hy nierhanieal nie-ans sueh as the spring' l-l) so as to engage the loiver reeel har T, the driving;l helt shifted to the tast pulley. and ivorli resunie l.

The parts are oln'iousliv ot anyv (lesiretl material aiul tletailetl Construction, and eliaupges therein may he inatle so long as the nist et the invention is retained. Y

ll'lhat is elainied as neiv isz"w l. ln a looin. the eoinhination with the haiul rail, the lav. anel the reeil whose upper liar is loosely helil in saitl haiul rail vvitli its lower har aliove the lav: ot a reetl slva't'i revoluhl)v mounted on the la v aiul inutilatetl it'or the reeeption ot the loiver liar olf' the reetl. means 'for looking' the ree l sliatt in position to hohl sii l lower har vlieu thel la'v approaches the ln'east heanl. a lqnoeleoit nieehanisni. a push-liar pivotetl to the laf.: antlI atlapteil lo eng: saitl lqnorli-oli in-eelrrA nisin ivhen the lf; r is raisell. a lever tor raising;` its tip aiul ineans on the re al shaft 'ter aetuating' sait-l lever.

ln a leoni, the eoniliination ivith the hantl raih the la v havinga longitudinal eavit)v in its upper sifle. antl the reetl whose upper har loose v heltl in sai l hantl ail and ivhese lower har is ailapteil to pas` across the upper side ot saitl eauitv; ol a reed shaftr revoluhl)y inounte l in the eavitr :intl niutilatell tor the reception ot the loiver bar oit the reetl, the lar antl the reell sha'tl heiligprevitletl vth holes aclaptetl ta reggister ivhen the latter is in position to retain the reeel, a lateh holt inovalllv inauntetl in the lav7 ineehanisln lfor proieetin` it into the hole in the sha'tt when the laiv approaelles` the hrast beain, a knock-ott ineehanisin, a.

n lo t) push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted to engage said knock-oli' mechanism. when the bar is raised, a lever for raising its tip, a push rod connected with the reed shaft, and a guide carried by the lay and through which said push rod is projected against said lever when the reed shaft is turned.

3. In a loom, the combination with the hand rail, the lay having a longitudinal cavity in its upper side, and the reed whose upper bar is loosely held in said hand rail and whose lower bar is adapted to pass across the upper side of said cavity; of a reed shaft revolubly mounted in the cavity and mutilated for the reception of the lower bar of the reed, the lay and the reed shaft being provided with holes adapted to register when the latter is in position to retain thel reed, a latch bolt movably mounted in the lay and having a grooved head, a traclr with which said head engages, the track having a cam for projecting the bolt into the hele in the shaft when the lay approaches the breast beam and withdrawing it when the lay recedes, a knock-off mechanism, and connections between it and said mutilated shaft whereby the rotation of the latter when unlocked actuates said mechanism, for the purpose set forth.

l. In a loom, the combination with the hand rail, the lay having' a longitudinal cavity in its upper side, and the reed whose upper bar is loosely held in said hand rail and whose lower bar is adapted to pass across the upper side of said cavity; of a reed shaft revolubly mounted in the Cavity and mutilated for the reception of the lower bar of the reed, the lay and the reed shaft beingpro-vided with holes adapted to register when the latter is in position to retain the reed, a latch bolt movably mounted in the hole in the lay, mechanism for projecting it into the hole in the shaft when the lay approaches the breast beam, a knock-off mechanism, a push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted to engage said knock-off mechanism when the bar is raised, a lever for raising its tip, and means on the reed shaftI for actuating said lever.

5. In a loom, the combination with the hand rail, the lay having a longitudinal cavity in its upper side, and the reed whose upper bar is loosely held in said hand rail and whose lower bar is adapted to pass across the upper side of said cavity; of a reed shaft revolubly mounted in the cavity and mutilated for the reception of the lower bar of the reed, the lay and the reed shaft being provided with holes adapted to register when the latter is in position to retain the reed, a latch bolt movably mounted in the lay, mechanism for projecting it into the hole in the shaft when the lay approaches the breast beam, a knock-olf mechi anism, a push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted to engage said knock-olf mechanism when the bar is raised, a lever for raising its tip, a hing@ on the reed shaft, a push rod connected with said hinge, and a guide carried by the lay and through which said push rod projected when the reed shaft is turned, its lower end engaging the rear end of said lever.

6. In a loom, the combination with the lay having a longitudinal cavity in its upper side, and the reed whose lower bar is adapted to pass across the upper side of said cavity; of a reed shaft revolubly mounted in the cavity and mutilated for the reception ofthe lower bar of the reed and provided with a hole, a latch bolt movably mounted in the lay, mechanism for rojecting it into the hole in the shaft when the lay approaches the breastbeam, a knockq off mechanism, a push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted to engage said mechanism when the bar is raised, a lever for raising its tip, and means on the reed shaft for actuating said lever.

7. In a loom, the combination with the lay having a longitudinal cavity, and the reed whose lower bar is adapted to pass across said cavity; of a reed shaft revolubly mounted in the cavity and mutilated for the reception of the lower bar of the reed, a latch bolt movably mounted in a hole in the lay, mechanism for projecting it into engagement with the shaft when the lay approaches the breast beam, a knock-off mechanism, a push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted when raised 4v,to engage said knockoff mechanism, a lever for raising its tip, a push rod actuated by the turning of the reed shaft, and a guide through which said push rod is projected when the reed shaft is turned, its lower end engaging the rear end of said lever.

8. In a loom, the combination with the lay and hand rail, the reed loosely Connected with the latter, and a reed shaft journaled on the lay and having means for engaging the lower bar of the reed; of a latch for locking said bar against rotation, a knock-off mechanism, a. push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted to engage said knock-off mechanism when its tip is raised, a lever for raising said tip, and a push-rod actuated by the turning of the reed shaft and whose movement in turn swings said lever.

9. In a loom, the combination with the lay and hand rail, the reed loosely connected with the latter, and a reed shaft journaled on the lay and having means for engaging the lower bar of the reed; of a latch for locking said bar against rotation, a knock-off mechanism, a push-bar pivoted to the lay and adapted to engage said knockoff mechanism when its tip is raised, a lever for raising said tip, a latch for locking said reed shaft against rot-ation, means for millo-Chiu?" the I ich :1s the lay moves i Set om' hands in presumo of two Subscrb- 111g' Wl'u-osse.

Y u s lmlrl'lg; (he shaft in th Qoshou ouder .CBUJID FUERT. normal Conditions, and n push-rod nctuaed RICHARD POEHUEV, by ih@ mining of alle reed' Shaft and Whoo Tii'nesses: mm'emen in turn Swings sui@ lavar. C. 'busm 1, esmony whereof We have hereunto 7B. SUMNER.

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